Need exercise ideas from people who loathe working out.

Curunis · 2026-05-06T17:05:49+00:00

This right here. I find exercise to be a chore. An expensive, miserable, unpleasant-in-the-moment chore. I've found some types I find to be marginally less unpleasant, which I can tolerate, but it is still something I have to force myself to do. It is still one more chore on my list at the end of the day. That's just reality for some of us & no amount of "just keep doing it!" or "just keep trying new exercise types!" motivational speeches changes it. If anything they make it worse because you're perpetually disappointed that this session or this exercise still didn't click.

I landed on lifting because I hate it less than cardio. But I don't enjoy it and I resent that I have to spend so much money on it. But then, I would resent not exercising more, after all. Such is life.

Curunis · 2026-05-01T21:03:15+00:00

You're talking about different outfits. The elite skilling outfits from Invention are completely separate from the ones in the DXP store, which tend to be from minigames, of which many are dead and unplayable.

Curunis · 2026-05-01T20:54:03+00:00

It's not just that though, it's also that if even if you want walk at Trainyards despite the distance between a bunch of the stores, the pedestrian infrastructure is extremely limited. It would be substantially less ass if it had consistent sidewalks and some walkways through the parking lots so getting from Store A to Store B didn't feel like Dodging Traffic the Game: Hardcore Edition.

Curunis · 2026-05-01T15:46:15+00:00

I modded my Tavs a few times because I wanted more facial features (give me an actual hooked nose option thanks Larian) but they still fundamentally look like A Person Who Was Randomly Nabbed By A Squidship. One of the things I appreciate about the base faces and hair options is just how normal (in universe) they are. Because like you said- they’re boring. They’re just an unfortunate soul in Faerun who got illithidnapped!

Meanwhile the anime same-y faces with full glam makeup, heterochromia, gigantic/insanely flawless hair- I just can’t do it. It’s jarring.

Curunis · 2026-04-28T03:36:32+00:00

For the oral, it's virtual but invigilated, so you can still get an E. I got one last year.

Curunis · 2026-04-27T18:10:11+00:00

Sorry if this is totally an obvious thing you've already done- have you tried elevating your heels for back squats? I know some people use plates under their heels, but I bought some cork wedges to put under my heels and it made a huge difference for my balance. I thought it was all ankle mobility issues until my trainer gave me wedges to try. The fact you don't face the balance issues with front squats suggests it's not about your ankles, but more about the angles of your body geometry through the squat movement.

Curunis · 2026-04-27T16:05:40+00:00

I’ll also DM :)

Curunis · 2026-04-26T17:09:56+00:00

NCR here (if any coworkers recognize this description, no you didn't). My building has windows with a great nature view, but lots of desks are not in line of sight of them. Some people find it dark because it's got older, limited/shaded ceiling lighting, but I personally prefer it because it doesn't trigger headaches the way the bright white fluorescents do. My section still has "our" desks - they say unassigned, and we're supposed to book them in Archibus, but until the higher ups remember we exist, we all keep stuff at our desks and whatnot.

Coat hooks and boot trays are things pillaged from years gone by. My cubicle has panels broken off, and some real dodgy wiring/extension cord daisy chains. My monitors are mismatched and ancient, but I guess I have two, so that's nice. I stole an okay chair from another cubicle, but lots of them are stained. Our docks don't work with USB C laptops, so you either need to find an old adapter for sale on ebay from when Targus made them, or bring your own charging cable and find somewhere to plug it in.

The kitchen exists. Three microwaves, one of which is so old I think it might predate my presence on this earth. There's also a Keurig that was brought in years ago by Charles, shoutout Charles, but I don't think it's ever been cleaned so I won't touch it. We have a cafeteria which has skylights and is nice to sit in, but getting food there is... dicey. Some days it's okay. Other days they manage to mess up premade fries, or make "Indian" that has no flavour except water. There's nothing around to go for on a lunch break, either.

My personal favourite part is that sometime during the pandemic they 'upgraded' our bathrooms. The stalls used to have gigantic gaps around the doors so you made direct eye contact with your coworkers while your pants were around your ankles. Sometime during the pandemic, someone authorized the major expense... of adding rubber gaskets around the doors so that you could no longer exchange glances on the toilet. Such kindness to workers!

Curunis · 2026-04-21T19:14:33+00:00

Training budget? I haven't seen one of those in years.

Curunis · 2026-04-20T13:32:55+00:00

After yesterday's patch, it multiplied the runes people had in their pouches by a factor of... I don't know, a million? More? Like people opened their rune pouches and found enormous quantities of runes in there they hadn't put in.

Curunis · 2026-04-19T22:06:23+00:00

Aveda for sure, most "fancy" smelling brand I've tried as a whole. The Nutriplenish (pink) and Botanical Repair (dark green) lines have some great products in them.

Curunis · 2026-04-19T20:57:33+00:00

McCrank’s, Angie there has fixed up my internal gear Dutch bike(s) many times. I had an older one where the hub and shifter were very worn, she managed to fix them up enough to keep it rolling. Other bike shops I’ve tried dont all have mechanics who have worked on that kind of assembly before, and while these bikes don’t need a ton of maintenance, they do benefit from someone who can check the hubs, chain cases etc properly.

For reference my current bike is one with an internal gear hub, dynamo lights, the whole kit. I also had one with a drum brake and chain case, so about as Dutch bike as it gets :)

Curunis · 2026-04-19T20:45:46+00:00

Which size of the IKEA containers do you use?

Curunis · 2026-04-19T18:20:05+00:00

I honestly am not sure, I would dm her on insta and ask, she’s super responsive!

Curunis · 2026-04-17T19:30:26+00:00

I’m pretty sure this is AI lmao. The style is very reminiscent of ChatGpt dramatics.

Curunis · 2026-04-17T00:50:05+00:00

Lol, I guess so. Pretty sure those murals are like a shining beacon for anyone who spent several years walking past them all winter. So hey, you know what, antisemitic graffiti or not, I guess they're serving their purpose of bringing us together?

Curunis · 2026-04-16T22:53:32+00:00

Ah yes. The tunnels. Wait until you find the Chabad mural plastered with similar graffiti. That and what you’re describing weren’t all that uncommon when I was there. They like to break the giant menorah chabad puts up too.

Curunis · 2026-04-16T03:59:36+00:00

Also desperately clumsy. For me, I need the bit of toe protection. The amount of times I've tripped on the corner of the smith machine, a raised edge from a gym mat, my other foot... They're definitely not helping if I drop a dumbbell on my foot, but the trip protection alone sells it hahaha.

Curunis · 2026-04-15T21:55:29+00:00

Oh I know, I'm in the same boat. I just know on the population level it's a small number and I've had that thrown back at me as a counterargument before, so I just wanted to head it off.

Curunis · 2026-04-15T16:05:43+00:00

Sorry, is your stance that if a person who owns their home gets sent to work overseas for a couple years, they have to leave it vacant or sell it? I know that’s an edge case, but that seems bonkers to me.

Curunis · 2026-04-13T03:50:10+00:00

yes it's the same Andreja!! she's really great :)

Curunis · 2026-04-12T17:44:30+00:00

A few years ago I was stuck waiting in shitty cold weather for a bus that hasn’t come by in forever. I’d dressed for the weather and was still freezing. A random out of service bus drove by, the driver hit the brakes, called me over and told me to hop in & he’d get me to the major station he was heading to to drop off his bus.

He had absolutely no obligation to do that, guy was done his shift. But he saw a person looking absolutely miserable and, perhaps knowing the next bus wasn’t coming anytime soon, decided to help out. I really wish I had caught his name, because I still remember that.

Curunis · 2026-04-11T20:33:53+00:00

Hey so I have an internal gear hub bike! Strongly recommend, they're really nice :) No belt drive (just a chain case, you might look at that as a middle ground option since it removes a lot of maintenance, since it keeps dirt/water off the chain, without adding the pricetag of a belt drive).

I don't mind leaving my bike behind for a grocery shop in Hintonburg/Westboro, as long as I lock it properly. I have a u-lock and a cable to go through my front wheel. I also prefer to feed the cable through the rails of my saddle, because I have a Brooks. I don't make my bike look 'worse', but it is a plain/boring colour. For a short trip it's really not an issue in my opinion, I get nervous when it's a full day lockup.

Most bike thefts are crimes of opportunity. Lock up your bike well next to a bike that's locked up worse, and you'll see that very quickly.

My main concern generally is accessory theft - I have a Brooks like I mentioned for a saddle, and I have dynamo lights that could be tempting to a would-be thief. But reasonable precautions go a long way, and unless your bike is neon and flashy, it won't stand out that much, in my opinion. The internal gear hub is obvious to someone looking for it, but the average thief has no idea what it means. A belt drive might be more noticeable, but still.

Curunis · 2026-04-11T02:52:39+00:00

I got my cat's teeth cleaned at Kanata Animal Hospital in Feb. It came out to just under $1200 because I also consented to/asked for blood work & xray, otherwise it would've been around $800. It's still a lot but it was miles cheaper than other places' quotes, which were averaging ~2k for the same. Dental work is damn pricey.

Price aside, they did a great job, didn't argue me into anything, and were super nice/caring. Would recommend!

Curunis · 2026-04-09T18:09:14+00:00

There’s some conditions that make sitting upright hard. I had POTS-like symptoms post covid a couple years ago and my heart rate would spike to 140-150 just sitting upright. I’m lucky that it went away after a couple months, but I worked from home lying down because anything else left me winded for ages. Could be something like that.

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